Curtain rod control



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}NVENTOR$ Eda Williams Lawrence Griser ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 26,1952

OFFICE CURTAIN ROD CONTROL Eda Williams and Lawrence Griser, New York, N. Y.

Application August 20, 1949, Serial No. 111,422

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to means for supporting and controlling the position'of rods for curtains and drapes, and the specific object of the invention is to simplify such constructions whilst enabling the assembly of curtains and drapes on rods lowered substantially below the height at which they will be used, and also to enhance the appearance, simplicity and durability of such assemblies.

In the standard and usual types of curtain and drape supports itis necessary, after placing the curtains or drapes on a rod, to use a stepladder for manually lifting the rods holding the curtains or drapes to an area of attachment of the rods at the upper part of the window frame, for example. The brackets attached to the window frame are in fixed position and no allowance is made for curtains of various lengths. The present invention obviates such difliculties in a special and simplified manner.

The invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing in dotted lines a window frame, and in full lines an embodiment of the invention. Centrally of the frame there is shown in dotted lines a curtain rod, the latter being indicated only schematically;

Fig. 2- is a view in front elevation, partly broken away, showing one of the vertical adjustable hangers;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 2, a curtain rod or hanger bar being indicated schematically by dotted lines;

4 is a transverse section on the lined-4,

Fig. 5 is a transverse section on the line 55, Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing a section taken from the lower end of the outer tubular casing of the hanger assembly.

Referring to the drawings we have shown at I, Im, the horizontal members of a window frame, the latter being provided with the vertical members 2. Mounted on each of the vertica1 window frame members 2 is a hanger assembly which is shown in detail in Fig. 2. The supporting means for the hanger assembly consists-of an upper bracket 3 and a lower bracket 4, each bracket consisting of a central sleeve formed with apertured lateral ears adapted to receive screws 6w by means of which the bracket members are secured to the vertical members of the window tion of its length. In order to secure and hold the casing 5 againstdownward and upward move ment relatively to the bracket members, the casing is reduced in outer diameter near its top and near its bottom to form upper and lower annular shoulders which abut the bracket members 3 and 4. This enables ready removal of the casing from the bracket members and obviates the necessity of set screws.

Within each casing member 5 is a rod 6. For lightness of construction rod 6 may be made tubular, although it is shown as a solid member in the drawing. Each rod 6 carries near its upper end a holding plate 1. In practice the upper end of rod -6 may be longitudinally slotted to receive the holding plate and the plate may be held in position by spot welding or by pins 3, the latter being shown in the drawings. Holding plate I is apertured at 1x, Fig. 2, to receive fastening members for a curtain rod of any desired form whether in one piece or telescopic. In Figures 1 to 4, inclusive, such a curtain rod is shown, merely schematically, and in dotted lines at 9.

It is desired that rod 5 of the hanger assembly be closely fitted in the tubular casing 5 so as to I slide therein under light friction. Means are provided for convenient manipulation of rod 6. For such purpose each rod receives at its lower end a pull ring II]. In theembodiment shown, the ring I0 is pivoted at l I on a shoulder post l2 the reduced end of which is secured within an aperture in the lower end of the rod.

-When the rods are pulled down to the position of Fig. 1 a curtain or curtains on rod 9 may be placed in position relatively to the holding plate 1 and the curtain rod connected to said holding plates. This is done ordinarily at the shoulder height of an adult. Thereupon the rods 6 may be moved upwardly in their tubular casings 5 until the curtains are at a desired height and usually in register with the upper horizontal member of the window frame. If the curtains are somewhat short the holding plates need not be moved upwardly to extreme position.

Means are provided for holding the rod 6 in adjusted position. For that purpose each rod is formed at its lower area with a transverse socket which receives a spring I3 which presses upon a ball l4 and the latter may be held in a cage IS. The ball is pressed against the inner face of the tubular casing 5. Ordinarily such frictional pressure is suificient balance against the weight of a curtain or drape, or a, plurality of them, held by the assembly. However to increase the action of the spring pressed balls, casings 5 may be formed with a plurality of spaced depressions into which the spring pressed balls will be seated in various adjusted positions of rod 6 in the tubular casings 5, as will be understood without further explanation. The depressions will, of course, be arranged vertically.

Having described our invention, what we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is as follows:

Supporting and control means for curtain rods, comprising a pair of upper brackets, means for mounting each of said brackets along the upper frame of a window and in horizontally spaced relation with respect to each other, a second pair of brackets, means for mounting each of said second pair of brackets beneath and in veritcal alignment with a respective one of said pair of upper brackets, each of said brackets having a vertical aperture extending therethrough, the apertures of the respective aligned brackets being in vertical alignment, a'pair of tubular casings, each of said casings extending between two of said vertically alignedbrackets, each of the opposite ends of said tubular casings being provided with a reduced portion and a shoulder pertion, each of said reduced portions extending ably mounting each of said handles to its respective rod for pivotal movement about a hori- 'zontal axis, and spring-biased ball detent means coacting with said rods and said casing for frictionally holding the rods in any desired one of a plurality of selectable positions.

EDA WILLIAMS. LAWRENCE GRISER.

REFERENEs CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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